Because the United States believes that Cuba is an evil, evil, evil red commie place and anyone coming to here from there must be desperately seeking political asylum, because of the evil evil satanic godless communism; whereas Haiti is just poor, and the U.S. government doesn't want to let people in just so that they can have what they believe to be a chance at success.

It's sad, but true. It might also be because Haiti is also where a lot of diseases have been coming from (such as AIDS) as well as many drug lords. The country's backwards government makes it quite easy for crimelords to set up shop and export to the US and beyond...

You know, I think that Cuba ran out of "allies" after the Iron Curtain fell. They're the only real Communist country in existence right now and their own people are not the biggest fans of their government - that's why they're always piling themselves into leaky boats/canoes/cardboard boxes to try to come to Florida.

However, I have spoken to a few former-Cubans (at least the ones that took the time to learn English) and many of them say how great things were there - which always leads me to counter w/ "then why did you leave?" and their responce is usually "I wanted to be w/ my family that defected twenty years ago..."

If Cuba was a true Communism, you wouldn't be talking about the people hating the government, for there would be no government and if you wanted to leave the commonwealth, you'd be able to. There has never been a true Communism, for they immediately become Totalitarian states.

In all honesty I would say avoid Florida if you can. This state is quite dull, hot, humid, and overcrowded. I'm here because of the wife's family and would leave for Seattle in hearbeat if it were financially feasable...

Hey, be honest now - Cuba has also given us hope that one day - all our welfare will be gone, all our beaches now the CPA famous hole-in-the-ground-resorts, and that one day we will have to fill our own make-shift boats and flee to Asia due to overcrowding... well, maybe they'll just make a man-made, sea-land continent to make more room for us on earth...

I will say that many Cuban women are very beautiful... the men though, they need to stop using their minds as doorstops...

You seem shocked that America is the most hypocritical country on the planet. I've known this since I saw and independent Presidential candidate get 6% of the popular vote and absolutely no recognition...

Originally posted by Thallid Ice Cream Man Neither of which is even as communist as Cuba, really.

How do you figure? Can you explain?

The fact that the US discourages foreigners from coming here pisses me off because people ignore that it's perfect proof the US ignores its ideals daily.

I think it depends on the circumstances. People coming ashore and "melting" into the city and whatnot is a bit different from people being "processed " and going through the official channels by getting visas or whatever.